Rebio Jaru towersRondônia

the old one (from ABRACOS, 1991)

the new one (since WETAMC, 1999)

The new tower issues

• deforestation

• biomass burning

• empty gun shells left at the tower

• cables from lightning protection pole stolen

• IBAMA boundary demarcation

• threat from land occupants near the tower

350 m to the east

Actions regarding the new tower

• dismount

• move somewhere else to the South still inside the Rebio Jaru area

Meeting with IBAMA, INCRA and UNIR

30 October, 2002

The old tower issues

• under used, needed elsewhere

• move – Ilha do Bananal– Manaus

• Manaus– Antonio Manzi,

Antonio Nobre– ..\lba\manaus.doc

• Ilha do Bananal– Humberto Rocha,

Divaldo Resende, Michael Keller

– ..\lba\bananal.doc

Bananal

• inundated area, transition between forest and cerrado

• need a aluminium tower of 35-40m• Insti. Milenio got the equipment but not

enough funds for the tower• other funding options (Cia Elétrica Tocantins)

very uncertain• 2 Ph.D students (1 from UFPA at IAG/USP,

1 from ULBRA/TO at ESALQ/USP) 2 Ms students (1 ESALQ 1 IAG)

Manaus

• ZF2 low lands close to the other tower (plateau)• invest in a reference site for the Amazon region• investigate lateral flow • representativeness of nocturnal eddy flux

measurement• other LBA tower groups involved (Wofsy,

Fitzjarrald)• after a convenient period of time, 2nd tower can

be moved elsewhere

SSC/LBA to decide ...